lemon cheese babka
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This is a raised bread desert - not real sweet, and has a sweet cheese filling inside. I haven't made it for a long time but I think you will like it.
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yield
2 Cakes
prep time
2 Hr
cook time
40 Min
Ingredients For lemon cheese babka
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1 envelope active dry yeast
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1/4 cup sugar
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1/4 cup very warm water
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3 and 1/2 to 4 cups of all-purpose flour, unsifted
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3/4 tsp salt
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2 tsp grated lemon rind
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2 eggs plus 2 egg yolks
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1/3 cup warm milk
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6 tbs butter, softened
- CHEESE FILLING
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1 8-oz pkg cream cheese
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1/2 cup cottage cheese
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1 egg yolk
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1/4 cup sugar
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1 tsp grated lemon rind
- CRUMB TOPPING
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1/3 cup chopped nuts
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3 tbs flour
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3 tbs butter, softened
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3 tbs sugar
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1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
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1/2 cup raisins
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confectioner's sugar
How To Make lemon cheese babka
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1Sprinkle the yeast and 1/2 tsp of the sugar over very warm water in a 1 cup measure. The water should be comfortably warm when dropped on wrist. Stir to dissolve. Let stand until bubbly, about 10 minutes.
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2Combine 2 cups of the flour, salt, lemon rind and remaining sugar in large bowl and make a well in the center.
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3Beat the eggs and egg yolks in a small bowl just to mix. Pour eggs. yeast mixture and warm milk into the well. Stir liquids into flour until smooth. Beat well.
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4Add the softened butter gradually, beating well. Stir in 1 more cup of the flour. Bet until the dough leaves the side of the bowl.
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5Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
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6Place dough in buttered bowl, turning to bring the buttered side up: cover and let rise in a warm place, away from drafts, 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours until it has doubled in volume.
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7While dough is rising, make the cheese filling. Beat the cream cheese and cottage cheese in a small bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in egg yolk and sugar. Stir in lemon rind.
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8Make crumb topping: Combine the nuts, flour, butter, sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
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9Grease two 8 by 1 and 1/2 inch layer pans.
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10When the dough has doubled, punch down; knead in raisins; divide dough into four equal parts: press two parts into the bottoms and up about 1/2 inch on the sides of each of the layer pans; spread each with about 1 cup of the cheese filling.
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11Shape the remaining dough into 8 inch circles; place on top of cheese filling. Press spoon handle into dough round the edges to seal.
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12Sprinkle half the crumb topping over each Babka. Let rise in warm place until dough reaches the top of the pans, about 1 hour.
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13Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until the cakes sound hollow when tapped. Turn out onto wire rack to cool. (Place foil loosely over crumb topping; invert onto rack, then turn right side up.) Let cool at least 30 minutes.
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14Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
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